Former Labor leader Mark Latham questions current political sphere

Former Labor leader Mark Latham believes that trust and faith in our political institutions has plummeted over the past few decades.

Image: Mark Latham (Supplied)

Broadcast date: Monday 4 August 2014

Since leaving politics, Mark Latham has enjoyed a new career as a writer and commentator.

He argues in his new book that the political sphere has been shrunk to a small province of fixers and ideologues.

Mark thinks the demand for change won't actually come from voters; rather, it will only come when politicians themselves get sick and tired of the low regard in which they are held by the people they represent.

This conversation was recorded with a live audience at the Brisbane Powerhouse.

The Political Bubble is published by Pan Macmillan

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